Greenford, Greater London

Q3 2012 Business Confidence Report

Headlines

  • July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Greenford when compared to any previous July.

Contents

  1. New Company Registrations
  2. Closed Companies (dissolved)
  3. Net Company Growth
  4. UK Company Share
  5. Director Age
  6. Director Gender
  7. Naming Trends
  8. SIC Data
  9. Recent Companies

New Company Registrations

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 120 companies were registered in Greenford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is a decrease of 23.1% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares badly to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.8% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)GreenfordUK
    2012120118,868
    2011156114,512
    % change-23.1%3.8%
    Record Year 2011 (156) 2012 (118,868)
    New Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    New Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    New companies in 2012424236
    New companies in 2011504759
    % change-16.0%-10.6%-39.0%
    Record Year2011 (50)2011 (47)2011 (59)

Closed Companies (dissolved)

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    A total of 83 companies were dissolved in Greenford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012).

    This figure is an increase of 2.5% versus the same period last year (Q3 2011). This figure compares well to the UK as a whole, which saw an increase of 3.5% against the same period last year.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)GreenfordUK
    20128374,772
    20118172,230
    % change2.5%3.5%
    Record Year 2009 (113) 2009 (159,401)
    Dissolved Companies by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    July 2012 saw a new record in company closures in Greenford when compared to any previous July.

    Dissolved Companies by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Closed companies in 2012332129
    Closed companies in 2011273222
    % change22.2%-34.4%32%
    Record Year2012 (33)2008 (64)2009 (60)

Net Company Growth

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    Net company growth for Greenford during the third quarter of 2012 (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012) was 37 companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)GreenfordUK
    20123744,096
    20117542,282
    Record Year 2011 (75) 2003 (60,597)
    Net Growth by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Net Growth by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    Net growth in 20129217
    Net growth in 2011231537
    Record Year2008 (43)2003 (23)2011 (37)

UK Company Share

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    In the third quarter of 2012, Greenford formed 0.1% of all UK companies.

    third quarter (Jul 2012 - Sep 2012)Greenford
    20120.1%
    20110.1%
    20100.1%
    20090.1%
    20080.2%
    Record Year (since 1960) 1965 (0.4%)
    Company Share by Quarter
  2. Monthly Data (Jul, Aug & Sep 2012)

    Company Share by Month
    JulyAugustSeptember
    UK formation share in 20120.1%0.1%0.1%
    UK formation share in 20110.1%0.1%0.2%
    % change-24.6%-9.9%-39.6%
    Record Year1965 (0.6%)1965 (0.2%)1968 (0.5%)

Director Age

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The average age of a director in the third quarter of 2012 was 38.4.

    The percentage of directors under the age of 25 was 6.3% compared to the UK figure of 5.8%.

    The percentage of directors over the age of 65 was 2.5% compared to the UK figure of 3.2%.

    Director Age by Quarter

Director Gender

  1. Quarterly Data (Q3 Jul-Sep 2012)

    The record third quarter for female directors in Greenford was in 1862 when 50.0% of all directors were female.

    23.4% of all director appointments in Greenford in the third quarter of 2012 were female. This compares to a UK average of 25.7% for the same period.

    Director Gender by Quarter

Naming Trends

  1. Previous 12 months (Sep 2011-Sep 2012)

    Excluding: LIMITED, LTD, &, UK, SERVICES, THE, (UK), AND, LTD., A, LLP, SOLUTIONS, COMPANY, OF.

    wordpercentageuk worduk percentage
    LONDON1.26%CONSULTING5.05%
    MANAGEMENT1.16%MANAGEMENT4.75%
    IT1.05%CONSULTANCY3.28%
    CONSULTANCY1.05%PROPERTY2.35%
    ASSOCIATES0.84%TRADING2.08%
    BUILDING0.84%DESIGN1.87%
    ENTERPRISES0.74%ASSOCIATES1.84%
    ENERGY0.63%ENGINEERING1.83%
    PLUMBING0.63%CONSULTANTS1.76%
    SECURITY0.63%BUSINESS1.72%
    CONSTRUCTION0.63%CONSTRUCTION1.70%
    CORPORATION0.63%MEDIA1.67%
    BUILDERS0.63%LONDON1.67%
    PROPERTY0.63%J1.55%
    CAR0.53%GLOBAL1.53%
    GLOBAL0.53%INVESTMENTS1.46%
    SERVICE0.53%IT1.43%
    SOLAR0.53%PROPERTIES1.34%
    PRIVATE0.53%CARE1.32%
    HIRE0.53%M1.27%
    POWER0.53%BUILDING1.22%
    CONSULTING0.53%ENTERPRISES1.20%
    HOME0.42%ELECTRICAL1.20%
    CONTRACTORS0.42%S1.17%
    TRADING0.42%SECURITY1.16%

SIC Data

  1. Previous 36 months, excluding companies less than 12 months old

    sic codenumber of companiesuk companies
    None Supplied448331,455
    7487 - Other business activities3535,545
    82990 - Other business support service activities not elsewhere classified2733,677
    9305 - Other service activities186,142
    62020 - Information technology consultancy activities1814,774
    62090 - Other information technology service activities167,869
    70229 - Management consultancy activities other than financial management1519,425
    96090 - Other service activities not elsewhere classified1513,716
    9999 - Dormant Company1312,598
    7260 - Other computer related activities124,979
    99999 - Dormant Company1225,035
    47110 - Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating121,680
    7414 - Business & management consultancy118,437
    4521 - General construction & civil engineering93,493
    85590 - Other education not elsewhere classified92,823
    7222 - Other software consultancy and supply94,997
    41100 - Development of building projects84,965
    4545 - Other building completion81,544
    47190 - Other retail sale in non-specialised stores71,855
    41202 - Construction of domestic buildings73,086

Recent Companies

  1. Randomly selected companies from this quarter

    COMPANY NUMBERCOMPANY NAMEINCORPORATION DATE
    08199297 LDV MUSIC LIMITED 03 Sep 2012
    08199364 VELBUILD LTD 03 Sep 2012
    08200181 67 (BIDEFORD AVENUE) LTD 04 Sep 2012
    08202112 RC FLYING ACCESSORIES LTD 05 Sep 2012
    08203235 FRIENDS OF JOY GOAT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME UGANDA 05 Sep 2012
    08204650 FLEXICONN LIMITED 06 Sep 2012
    08205200 BRYLMET -TRANS LTD 06 Sep 2012
    08205316 R CODLING WELDING SERVICES LTD 07 Sep 2012
    08208867 GLOBALPACK LTD 10 Sep 2012
    08209511 M.A.S PROPERTY TRADING UK LTD 11 Sep 2012
    08211075 PANTIAVANTI LTD 12 Sep 2012
    08213608 ACTIVITIES FOR ALL SPORTS LIMITED 13 Sep 2012
    08215550 ICN ENTERPRISES LTD 14 Sep 2012
    08216295 GA GLOBAL LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08217332 PETROLOGIS LTD 17 Sep 2012
    08218669 EDUNATION UK PVT LTD 18 Sep 2012
    08220452 BILTON CAR RENTALS LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08221344 EMF CONTRACTING LIMITED 19 Sep 2012
    08222754 BATKI & CO LIMITED 20 Sep 2012
    08222813 CORAL CIRCLES LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08223224 GREEN EYE ENTERPRISES LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08223246 GOLD BUILDER LTD 20 Sep 2012
    08225360 Y&A CLEANING LIMITED 24 Sep 2012
    08233896 PEACE AND UNITY ASSOCIATION (UK) 28 Sep 2012
    08227263 NZ SOLUTIONS LIMITED 25 Sep 2012